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Contact Info

github.com/emsaldarriaga

researchgate.net/ES

+1 206.573.3133

Skills

Coding Languages R, Stata, Python (libraries Numpy, SciPy, Pandas), Stan, JAGS

Decision sciences Probabilistic decision modeling, economic evaluation, preferences elicitation, uncertainty assessment, disease modeling

Data Analysis Generalized linear models & methods for causal inference; Complex structures; Bayesian regression; Spatial analysis of epidemiological data; Supervised learning

Disclaimer

Last update on Apr 2021.

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Enrique M. Saldarriaga

Health Economist. PhD student & Research Assistant, The CHOICE Institute

Education

University of Washington

PhD student Health Economics

Seattle, WA

2022 (expected)

Dissertation: The value of reducing uncertainty of HIV-prevalence estimates at the zip code level

University Cayetano Heredia

MS Epidemiology

Lima, Peru

2015

Thesis: Income-Elasticity of Body Mass Index across categories of wealth

University of the Pacific

BS Economics

Lima, Peru

2011

Thesis: Cost-benefit analysis of enhancing the primary care in Peru

Research Experience

Research Assistant

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Sept. 2017 – present

Conducted supervised independent research in economic evaluation of competing alternatives for healthcare, mathematical modeling of cervical cancer and HIV, preferences elicitation, econometric modeling, spatial analysis and disease mapping of infectious diseases.

Unit Chief, Vice Ministry of Healthcare and Insurance

Ministry of Health

Lima, Peru

Apr. – Aug. 2017

Lead the creation of an intelligence unit to help monitoring general performance, achievements, and deficiencies of all healthcare facilities under the purview of the Ministry.

Researcher

School of Public Health, University Cayetano Heredia

Lima, Peru

Jul. 2014 – Mar. 2017

Conducted economic evaluations of new technologies for screening and treatment of sexually transmitted disease and public policy analysis of the healthcare system.

Selected Publications

Household socioeconomic status modifies the association between neighborhood SES and obesity in a nationally representative sample of first grade children in the United States

Preventive Medicine Reports 20, 101207 (2020)

N/A

2020

Miller, M, Saldarriaga, EM & Jones-Smith, JC

Effectiveness of adherence to a renal health program in a health network in Peru.

Revista de Saudé Pública. 2020;54(7)

N/A

2020

Bravo-Zúñiga J, Saldarriaga EM, Chavez-Gomez R, et al.

Challenges and Priorities: Peruvian policy in adolescents and youth

Lima, PE: The United Nations System in Peru; 2018 Sep p. 82.

N/A

2018

Lescano A, Antiporta D, Luna A, Saldarriaga EM, et al.

Selected Conference Presentations

Assessment of Payers’ Preferences for Real World Evidence: A Discrete Choice Experiment

International Health Economics Association (iHEA)

Virtual

2021

Saldarriaga EM, Hauber B, Carlson J, Barthold D, Veenstra D, Devine B

Health Mass Index: Obesity Metrics to Reflect Health Rather Than Growth

Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM)

Portland, Oregon

2019

Saldarriaga EM, Basu A.

SABES: A cost effective TasP intervention to identify and treat recent HIV infections

Clinic on Meaningful Modeling of Epidemiological Data (MMED)

Cape Town, South Africa

2019

Saldarriaga EM, Ulrich AK, Adamson BJ, Duerr A.

Income-Elasticity of the Body Mass Index. Results from a Peruvian Household Survey

International Society for Pharmaceuticals and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)

New Orleans, Louisiana

2019

Saldarriaga EM, Carcamo C. C.

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant in the Certificate in Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The CHOICE Institute, University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Jun. 2020 - Present

Lecturer in Economics

School of Public Health, University Cayetano Heredia

Lima, Peru

Jul. 2015 - Jul. 2016

Teaching Asssistant in Macroeconomics and Econometrics

School of Economics, University of the Pacific

Lima, Peru

Mar. 2010 - Jul. 2014